How To: Add any NS2 Server in the Steam server browser

ScyllaScylla Join Date: 2003-08-05 Member: 18942Members
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If you for example want to add "Weasels Reborn 2" with the address "176.57.142.105:27015" to the Steam server browser you have to increment the port number by 1. In case of our example the new address would be "176.57.142.105:27016". Use this address to add a new server into your Steam server browser and it should work. (discovered by one of our regular players).
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  • ByorunByorun Join Date: 2003-04-19 Member: 15661Members, Constellation
    nice i will try that at home
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  • GuspazGuspaz Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 2862Members, Constellation
    edited November 2012
    I use this trick to add my favourite NS2 servers to my Steam server browser favourites list. The "Friends" list also works, showing you all the servers your friends are playing NS2 on. All the Steam friend support stuff does, for that matter; you can join right to the servers your friends are on, including the normal Steam "join when free slot" support.

    I have no idea why UWE doesn't support the Steam server browser. Even if it doesn't support things like performance reporting or mod filtering, it should be trivial to support (since Spark uses the same server and master server protocols), and it has one major advantage over the in-game browser: the Steam browser works outside the game. I don't see why supporting it would take more than a few lines of code (to send updates to both the UWE and Valve master servers) and some e-mails to Valve to get the game itself added.
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  • ZEROibisZEROibis Join Date: 2009-10-30 Member: 69176Members, Constellation
    You can add and see the server in your steam is but nothing else. You are unable to view server info, connect to the server or anything else.
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  • GuspazGuspaz Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 2862Members, Constellation
    edited November 2012
    No, you can view all the info and connect to them just fine. You may need a second refresh of the server if it gives you issues to connect.

    <img src="https://dl.dropbox.com/u/48490966/webhost/ns2_lunixmonster.png" border="0" class="linked-image" /><img src="https://dl.dropbox.com/u/48490966/webhost/ns2_serverbrowser.png" border="0" class="linked-image" />
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  • ScardyBobScardyBob ScardyBob Join Date: 2009-11-25 Member: 69528Forum Admins, Forum Moderators, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Shadow
    IIRC, each server uses the specified port and port+1 so if your running multiple servers on the same IP, you want to give two ports between each server port, e.g.

    Server 1 = port 27015
    Server 2 = port 27017
    Server 3 = port 27019
    Server 4 = port 27021
    etc
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  • junktextjunktext Join Date: 2007-10-09 Member: 62587Members
    <!--quoteo(post=2032965:date=Nov 23 2012, 11:59 AM:name=Guspaz)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Guspaz @ Nov 23 2012, 11:59 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=2032965"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I use this trick to add my favourite NS2 servers to my Steam server browser favourites list. The "Friends" list also works, showing you all the servers your friends are playing NS2 on. All the Steam friend support stuff does, for that matter; you can join right to the servers your friends are on, including the normal Steam "join when free slot" support.

    I have no idea why UWE doesn't support the Steam server browser. Even if it doesn't support things like performance reporting or mod filtering, it should be trivial to support (since Spark uses the same server and master server protocols), and it has one major advantage over the in-game browser: the Steam browser works outside the game. I don't see why supporting it would take more than a few lines of code (to send updates to both the UWE and Valve master servers) and some e-mails to Valve to get the game itself added.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Yes, I was wondering why NS2 servers cannot be searched for within the Steam Server Browser as well. Makes it seem like NS2 is a sub-par game, especially since Steam forces random games (that I didn't buy and they are trying to advertise) to be displayed as a 'choice' for me, such as the game "Pirates, Vikings, and Knights II" (which, again, I didn't even buy).

    Is adding NS2 to the Steam Server Browser on the developers' To-Do list?

    --William
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  • GuspazGuspaz Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 2862Members, Constellation
    Actually I think you're off by one, you normally give 27016, so you would put:

    Server 1 = port 27016
    Server 2 = port 27018
    Server 3 = port 27020
    Server 4 = port 27022
    etc
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  • ZEROibisZEROibis Join Date: 2009-10-30 Member: 69176Members, Constellation
    Ah it works now so maybe it just needed a steam restart.
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